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Oak Harbor Art Commission adopts digital review process for public-art proposals, sets biannual schedule

6488943 · October 10, 2025
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The Oak Harbor Art Commission agreed to use a digital scoring form and regular biannual reviews to manage public-art proposals already submitted to the city website. Commissioners also agreed to invite applicants to present and to use an expedited "next step" field on the scoring sheet for items that need faster action.

The Oak Harbor Art Commission on Oct. 9 agreed to a digital workflow for reviewing public-art proposals received through the city’s online form and set a schedule of biannual strategic reviews in January and July.

Commission staff said two proposals are currently in the system and staff will create a SurveyMonkey version of the commission's candidate project worksheet so commissioners can score submissions remotely. The commission agreed to a one-week turnaround for commissioners to complete their scoring once a submission is circulated, and to use a new "next step" field on the worksheet that will indicate whether a proposal should be placed on an upcoming agenda, sent to the annual/biannual retreat for budget consideration, or handled as a more immediate item.

The move formalizes a process the commission drafted as part of the Oak Harbor Art Plan. Staff member Bridal said the online form is live and that two proposals have been submitted; commissioners discussed additional ideas they had previously kept on whiteboards and agreed those ideas must be entered into the…

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